The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-29
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As the construction train was returning
TO Americas from Flint river on Saturday
night last, a negro man was knocked off one
OF the cars and had rather narrow escape
from serious injury. He was stretched out
upon the car fast asleep, with his head pro-
Jectlng over the side when suddenly it was
brought with terrible force against a light
wood stump near the track. The darkey
was knocked from the car by the force of
the blow, and the train at once stopped, his
companions expecting to find him mangled
beyond repair or recognition, but greatly to
their surprise, the darkey was already upon
his feet, uninjured and swearing roundly
at having had his sweet dreams so rudely
disturbed
The receipts and expenditures incident to
the inspection of fertilizers for the mast
season are as follows: 66,07S.0S tons have
been inspected during the past season. the
fees amounting to SIS, 039 oil. The expenses
have consisted of tags, express charges, tele-
grams, drayage, stationery, travelling ex-
penses, all of which amounted to s., III s.
leaving balance which was paid into the
treasury of S76,307 IS. The salaries of in
spectors amounted to $40, 200, leaving a net
balance of SOS, 107 35 This is the largest
net balance ever paid into the treasury on
this account save one, which occurred in
the season of 1SS4-S5, when it amounted to
SO, lS3 %. The bureau of inspection is not
only vast benefit to the farmers, prevent
ing worthless manures from being imposed
on them, but is source of considerable
revenue to the State.
Gov. Gordon has not taken any action as
yet in the case OF Isabella Rooney, the white
woman confined at the Chattahoochee
brick yard camp. The pressure upon the
Governor to pardon the unfortunate
woman is very strong, and it is probable
that he will do something to relieve her
condition. 1t is said that the lessees of
camp No. 8 are very anxious to get rid of
the woman. She is intensely ignorant, and
she is kept under lock and key in order that
she may be protected against any improper
assault. She is a white W oman of a very
low order of civilization, her dialect being
that peculiar South Georgia style charac-
teristic of the lower class of white people
who live among the pine forests. The
Womap's Christian Temperance Union
promise to look after the woman in the
event of her freedom.
Gov. Gordon received, some days ago,
letter from young lady in Flint Hill, Va,
III which he was requested to send his photo
graph. The young lady declared that her
name was Virginia Gordon" that her pa
rents called her so in honor of her native
State and after the General whose reputa-
ton in Virginia was widespread for bravery
in battle and kindness to his soldiers. The
lady was born during the war, and was
named about the time Gen Gordon was
campaigning in Virginia. She stated much
interest had been manifested in his race for
the Gubernatorial chair, and had she been
able TO have voted would certainly have
cast her ballot for her namesake. She ex-
pressed the wish that the Governor would
nave long and prosperous reign and every
personal blessing. The Governor wrote her
an autograph letter, and enclosed his photo
graph.
At Miner Sunday night unknown parties
entered the blacksmith shop of Jordan Han
mel, and arming themselves with sledge
hammer, auger and chisel, forced an en-
trance through the front door of the post
office by breaking off the lock, and after
opening all the letters that showed any sus-
picions of containing money, rihing all the
money drawers, appropriating a goodly
number Of stamps, and committing some
other depredations on the stock of goods of
B. A. Howe, forced their way out by the
back door, leaving the house exposed to
other unprincipled scoundrels for the bal
ance of the night. From there they went to
the furniture store of B. p. Ferguson. They
again forced an entrance through the front
door by breaking off the lock, and by tear
ing open money drawers, scattering notes
and carrying off goods, damaging him to
the amount of S25 or $50.
n DOEIlDn Oh Utle SURVIVORS OIL Dne flrSU
Georgia regiment and the Twelfth Georgia
battalion assembled in the court house at
Sandersville on June % to organize for the
purpose of holding reunion of the above
named commands at Sandersville Aug. 3.
On motion of B. S. Boatwright the chair
man appointed a committee of forty, to be
selected from each command, to solicit for
barbecue for the reunion of the First
Georgia regiment and Twelfth Georgia bat
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who are requested to report to
the chairman, Col. B. D. Evans, on
Tuesday, July 5, 1887. The chairman APP
pointed the following committee: B. s. Boat
wright, w. G. Mathews, G.. W. Peacock,
John A. Robson, John A. Martin, John w.
Layton, G. w Hartly, Abel Cason, George
S. Avant, NJ K. Wood, ST., w. II. Avant,
c. A Moye, Edward Martin, johnson coun-
ty, T. o. Wicker, D. r. Cumming, Walker
G. Knight, George w. Mills, M. NJ Mathis,
]. Frank Walker, w. II. Hines, n. II. Jor-
dan, w. H. Fulghum, J. j. Jordan, W. r.
Robinson, q. B. Thigpen, r. j. Moye, l.
Herman, NJ. Fl. Boyer, j. I. Youngblood,
Mccoy, L. u. Newsome, John r. Wicker,
M. @. Leyerett, w. A. Smith, S. NJ. Gill
more, w. J. Jordan, Anderson M. Riddle,
A. J. Trawick, NJ. K. Kinman of jefferson
county,
The lime quarry, three miles northeast of
Rockmart, continues to be the scene of
most remarkable discoveries of animal
life in human form of pre-existing ages.
Some of tho worlunen who lived in town
had large crowds around them Sunday
morning last listening TO the wonderful
stories they relate relative TO the giant skele-
ton found in cave ten feet below the sur
face of the rock. They state that skele-
ton of a woman was found lying on its face.
When removed or handled carelessly it de-
composes. j. H Dunn visited the quarry
last Sunday and says he never saw anything
before like it, He also told the reporter
that some boys found another skeleton on the
mountain in some clefts of rocks He brought
a piece of its jawbone along with him, and
says linen of this day and time are too
small for such jawbones.n Another curious
feature to be found is small mounds of rock
on the floor Of the cave, in each of which
large human bones are deposited One of
the gentlemen living in town exhibited sew
eral pieces OF bones from the cave. One
piece he brought TO town with him has a
figure tive cut into its surface. Among
many other strange and unaccountable arti-
clcs found in the cave was a knife of make
and style of age whereunto the memory of
man runneth not. The incredulous had
better call at the quarry and enlighten their
minds.